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Kyushu : a Concise History.
This book examines key themes of Kyushu's history from earliest times - the cultural interaction with the continental mainland, settlement, location and infrastructure as well as trade and commerce - arguing that it was the principal stepping-stone in terms of Japan's cultural, social and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Maps; 1 Takachiho: The Floating Bridge of Heaven; 2 Himiko's Lands: Gateway to Wa; 3 Tsukushi: Isle of Unknown Fires; 4 Dazaifu: The Distant Court; 5 Hakata: The Making of a Mercantile Centre; 6 Divine Wind: The Mongol Invasions; 7 Divided Loyalties: Pirates and Rival Courts; 8 All Under heaven: Missionaries and Warlords; 9 Turbulent Decades: State Control and Resistance; 10 The Great Peace in Kyushu; 11 Kyushu in the Meiji Restoration; 12 The Twentieth Century; Postscript; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Colour Plates.